Improvement in machinery for burnishing the sole-edges of boots and shoes



L-BEASLEY & 1. BEASLEY, Jr. Machinery for Burnishing the Sole-Edges ofBoots and Shoes.

NO MLQEJ PatentedAugust19,1873.

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1, UNITED STATES PATENT JOSHUA BEASLEY AND JOSHUA BEASLEY, JR, OF LYNN,MASS, ASSIGNOR I OF ONE-HALF THEIR RIGHT TO GEO. W. KEENE, OF SAMEPLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN MAC HINERY FOR BURNISHI NG THE SOLE-EDGES 0F BOOTS ANDSHOlES.

Speqification forming part of Letters Patent No. 141,983, dated August19, 1873; application filed January 23, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOSHUA BEASLEY and JOSHUA BEASLEY, Jr., of Lynn,county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certainImprovements in Machines for Burnishing the Edges of Boot and ShoeSoles, of which the following is a specifica tion:

The invention relates to machines for burnishing the sole-edges of bootsand shoes; and consists of certain improvements in the jack] or supportfor holding the boot or shoe during the operation of burnishing orsetting the edges, as will be hereafter explained.

A is the setting-tool, mounted on the handle or arm B, one end of whichis pivoted to the pendent arm 0 of the shaft D, which latter has itsbearings in the frame E E. Motion is imparted to the setting-tool bymeans of the pulleys g h i, which are driven by the shaft D.

tion, the inner ends of which are attached to the upright side of theframe E, and the other ends are supported by legs or'a frame, as at 0.Upon said slides a base,P, is arranged to slide to and frolongitudinally, similar to a lathe-rest and upon said-base a pedestal,R, is mounted so as to turn freely upon its axis, and at the upper end ahorizontal axis, S, is mounted in suitable bearings to support the headof the jack, as at T. Upon this head as a face-plate the devices forholding the boot or shoe are arranged, and are shown in detail in Fig.2. The face-plate T is of oval shape, and at or near one end of itsgreatest axis a stud or pin, U, is firmly fastened, upon the outer endof which the ankle portion of the CASE A.

last is held by having a hole in it, so that it can be slipped upon thestud, as is commonly done in all jacks; but, in order to bind theshoe-last upon the stud, a toe-stud, as at V, the outer end of which ismade to conform somewhat to the upper of the boot or shoe,.is

provided to slide back and forth upon V edges W, which engages in holesor teeth in the faceplate of the jack, (best seen in section, Fig. 2,)and said pawl is held in working position by a spring, as shown at y,Fig.1.

The operation will now be easily understood to be that, when the boot orshoe is placed upon the jack, as represented at Fig. 1, the operatorgrasps any convenient portion of the jack with his left hand and slidesit with the base toward and underneath the burnishing-tool A, and withthe right upon the handle, as at B, Fig. 1, he guides the tool upon theedge of the sole in any and every position desired, said handle or arm Bbeingformed of the two parts, a socket or sleeve and mandrel or axis, asat Z, by which it may rotate on its axis, as the work requires, andwhile the tool itself is rapidly reciprocating, being drivenby powerapplied by the belts or some similar mechanical equivalent, leaving theoperator free to control the tool and produce the required pressure.

We therefore claim- The combination, in a jack or holder for a boot orshoe edging machine, of the stud U, bindingslide V, and pawl W, mountedon a pivoted rest, all constructed and capable of being operated asdescribed, and for the purposes set forth.

JOSHUA BEASLEY.

JOSHUA BEASLEY, JR.

Witnesses EDWARD 1?.NETTLET0N, GEORGE E. STONE.

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